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Originally Posted by getbak
That chart ends at 2014-15. Here's what came after... - 2015-16: 5.34
- 2016-17: 5.45
- 2017-18: 5.86
- 2018-19: 5.96
- 2019-20: 5.96
- 2020-21: 5.80 (so far)
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Thanks for the data.
Good to see the rate has actually progressed the past several seasons. I think if NHL could get into that 6-7 goals per game range the product should be consistently exciting.
However, I did ask earlier in the thread if the goal is to increase goals to bring in more excitement, or to increase excitement that should lead to more goals. While reducing goalie equipment more should make the net open up just a bit more to encourage more shots, I would like for changes around the neutral zone play to occur to reduce the amount of play stoppages that happens.
The NHL over the past couple of decades I feel has made tweaks to the offsides rule to allow the play to continue, and allow goals to stand. I think that the league has the appetite to negate offsides even more, and make changes to the rule that play stoppages from that decrease drastically. Offsides kill the flow of the game, and is a rule I would like to changed to expand the attack zone and bring more pace and opportunities to the game.